‘Uzumaki’, the anime adaptation of one of Junji Ito’s most popular manga, now has a release date on Max

The wait is over. We finally have a date for our next sleep paralysis and for our next visit to the psychologist on the occasion of a new serving of terrifying nightmares. After a couple of years of waiting for the premiere of the ‘Uzumaki’ anime, we finally know when it will be released and, more importantly, where. The adaptation of Junji Ito’s work will arrive on September 28, 2024, to Max.

From that date on, the series will premiere a new episode every Thursday. The ‘Uzumaki’ anime will have four episodes that will try to live up to 650 pages and 16 chapters that make up the original manga. Behind it will be Studio Drive, Production IG, and Adult Swim (‘Rick and Morty’).

‘Uzumaki’ is a manga anthology of horror stories that has become a cult classic within the genre. A clearly too explicit work that forces you to gather your courage before turning certain pages. It has a good number of vignettes that urge you to look the other way, blink very slowly, and let out some curse words that give us strength before continuing. Given what was seen in the trailer along these lines, things are going to be similar with its adaptation.

What is Junji Ito’s ‘Uzumaki’ about?

The manga narrates the daily life of Kurouzu, a small coastal town in Japan that is surrounded by fog and “cursed by spirals”. In its streets, the wind forms swirls in that shape, the clouds and flower stems take on the same appearance and people comb their hair trying to imitate said silhouette. Helixes, snail shells, threads, screws, and loops… They invade absolutely everything. From such an irreverent and in principle harmless premise, Kurouzu and its inhabitants will become increasingly gloomy and sinister.

Some might rightly wonder what reasons there are to see something that we consider repulsive, but the thing is that human beings are like that. Death, danger, and the paranormal are like spirals that hypnotize, captivate and fascinate us. We don’t want to look at them, but at the same time, we can’t stop doing it. And no one understands this better than Junji Ito.

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